Modeling the Behavior of Prosumers in Cooperation Using Agent Technologies

The intelligent integration of electricity, heat, cold and gas supply systems is a promising technology for creating integrated energy systems. Within integrated energy systems, prosumers are widely developed, which have a significant impact on the operation of the system by regulating their load schedules and having energy sources independent of the centralized energy system. Management of integrated energy systems that include prosumers with their own energy sources is a complex task and requires the use of the latest methods and approaches that take into account the following features: complex behavior of objects of integrated energy systems, the presence of different interests among participants in the energy supply process. In connection with the listed features, this study proposes to use a multi-agent approach as a tool for research and optimal management of prosumers in integrated energy systems. To describe the interaction of the centralized system and prosumers in cooperation, a mathematical model has been developed that has a two-level hierarchical formulation. The structure of a multi-agent system is proposed, including three levels of interaction of agents, on the basis of which a number of experiments on the study of the interaction of prosumers in cooperation are carried out. The obtained results showed the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed principles and mechanisms for organizing the interaction of a centralized system and prosumers during their cooperation in integrated energy systems.